The Pittsburgh Pirates (22-20) finish up a quick two-game series with the Detroit Tigers (19-21) on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. First pitch is at 1:10 PM.
Rich Hill (3-3, 4.35) will be on the mound for his ninth start of the season. The veteran lefty will be going up against another veteran lefty in Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 1.57), who is making his ninth start of the season.
Today is a busy early day on the minor league schedule.
Greensboro has an 11:05 AM start time.
Bradenton will have first pitch at noon, with Owen Kellington set to make the start.
Indianapolis has a 1:35 PM start time, with Osvaldo Bido set to make the start.
Here’s a look at the news for the day. If anything else pops up before/during the game, we will add it to the list.
**The Pirates lost the opener of the series, with Luis Ortiz getting roughed up and the offense remaining quiet. At least the bullpen did well…
**It was a good day for homers in the minors, plus there was some noteworthy pitching from prospects.
**Today’s Pirates Prospects Daily takes a closer look at Quinn Priester, who was one of those noteworthy pitchers.
**For the history fans, today’s This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History has 11 updated bios for players born on May 17th. Also two trades of note.
**Today’s Card of the Day article is a tribute for Pirates pitcher Dennis Ribant, who passed away recently.
UMPIRE SCORECARD
Solid game from the ump last night, maybe 1-2 more misses than you hope, but no crazy misses. The most impactful one didn’t really have any impact on the game
Umpire: Paul Emmel
Final: Pirates 0, Tigers 4#LetsGoBucs // #RepDetroit#PITvsDET // #DETvsPITMore stats for this game
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Game 2 vs the Tigers.
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It's E-Rod Day, and that means it's a good day. pic.twitter.com/9wuzcFWdo7
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 17, 2023
